With the NLL season opening this weekend and next, its time to take a look at whom is likely to have big seasons this year. There is a theme that is going come across is that the stars are going to remain the stars. Cody Jamieson will have a big season, so will Garrett Billings, Ryan Benesch, Shawn Evans, and Rhys Duch should all too. The complimentary scoring is going…
With the approaching start to the NLL regular season soon upon us, it is interesting to see the names and movement of players as training camp hits its full swing. The regular household names are still holding strong to their position on the depth chart, but it looks like a few might have slipped through the cracks. Take Philadelphia for example. They are a team usually made up of a…
Mike Poppleton Professional Team: HamiltonNationals Position Midfield Height 6′ 1″ Weight 200 lbs. College: Johns Hopkins University Talking about having a good year. Mike Poppleton has emerged as one of the strongest candidates to replace some old favorites at the face off X. Not to mention that this is a position that has brought a lot of attention to it since the decision to leave Paul…
Garrett Thul Position: Attack Height: 6-3 Weight: 231 School: Army Senior (2013) 41,5 Junior (2012) 40,4 Sophomore (2011) 42,3 Freshman (2010) 41,9 The past few seasons have gone well for the Army Black Knights. Coaches around the lacrosse landscape have felt that there was something special about Army that was almost reminiscent of days when the Service Academies were the perennial benchmarks in the game. Army could always rely on…
Jeremy Sieverts Position Midfield Height 6′ 3″ Weight 205 lbs. College: Maryland When I began writing the story of Mike Simon (Stevenson/Bayhawks) that reminded me that he might not be the only one who has a similar story. Then it came to me that Jeremy Sieverts, even though much more known to the lacrosse world than Simon in the beginning, has traveled the road less traveled to get his…
What can be said about the emergence of Eric Law in the last 12 months? A high school All-American, Division III midfielder, a third option on a good attack line, field quarterback for an NCAA Semi-Finalist, a regular on a stacked Denver Outlaws rosters, and now making the cut to 52 for the United States World Team. That might be the definition of a journeyman. I had a chance to…
USA Profile: Michael Simon Height: 6’5” Weight: 230 lbs Position: Long Stick Midfield / Defense School: Stevenson University If I were to ask about Michael Simon, what could the average lacrosse enthusiast tell me? On a roster filled with great names like Paul Rabil, Matt Danowski, Ned Crotty, and Michael Evans, its hard to come across a name of someone the average fan knows a great deal about. The…
The Big East lost a considerable portion of their notoriety with Syracuse (ACC), Rutgers (2015 Big Ten), and Notre Dame (ACC) walking away from the limelight for new digs. Syracuse seemed to have a hold of the Big East Lacrosse spotlight. Notre Dame can look forward to getting around competition like St. Johns, which seemed to have the Irish’s number. Villanova no longer can surprise Syracuse. Rutgers will be entering…
The Boston Cannons finished the season in disappointing fashion, I am sure something that would be verified by their players. The attack dominant offense could not find enough in the tank to make it to the playoffs for a run at the title. Points were heavily in favor of their attack, which needed balance from their midfield. The defense and goal did not show their usual strengths either. The mid…
The Great Conference Realignment of 2013 has now subsided, so we can get to focus how things will be shaping up on campus this fall. Pieces of their respective puzzles have had the summer to recharge their batteries and set their goals for 2014. It is almost had to believe that most early fall meetings have already happened and off-season practice begins this coming week on some campuses. Focusing first…